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Lot Essay
The more usual pearl roundel border has evolved on this textile into a more decorative ensemble of petals and flower buds. The border and the depiction of the birds standing on palmettes allows this to be classified into a specific group of red ground early Islamic textiles. Further examples from this same group have been excavated with accompanying archaeological evidence to affirm their dating to the second half of the 8th or early 9th Century, (Feng Zhao, Treasures in Silk, Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 97-100). The geometric stellar motif contained inside the smaller roundel on this textile illustrates clear parallels with Islamic geometric forms which had been largely absent from earlier silks from the region. For a further discussion on the depiction of Sasanian ritual animals on textiles see lots YG882 21 and 22
Two further similar red ground post-Sasanain textiles were sold recently in these Rooms, 6 October 2011 lots 6 and 7, one of which had a carbon date test confirming with a 95.4 confidence that it dated to between 660 to 870 AD.
Two further similar red ground post-Sasanain textiles were sold recently in these Rooms, 6 October 2011 lots 6 and 7, one of which had a carbon date test confirming with a 95.4 confidence that it dated to between 660 to 870 AD.